BALTIMORE - Petty Officer 1st Class Chad Hunger and Petty Officer 2nd Class Bruce Birch, both boat crew members at Coast Guard Station Washington, D.C., race to stop flooding during a damage control exercise at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore's Boat Crew Rodeo, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. The Boat Crew Rodeo was created to bring units from the Baltimore area together to compete in lifesaving skills, first aid and damage control. (Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Brazzell)

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